Public body in charge of England’s historic environment Historic England has hired a research into the implications of an anticipated strategic program of tidal lagoon developments in the UK on the English waters.
Wave energy developer Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has established an office in Houston, Texas, to support its oil & gas business development activities.
Canadian provider of instrumentation for ocean turbulence measurements Rockland Scientific has appointed Justine McMillan as Staff Scientist.
France has emerged as top tidal energy generator with 500GWh of electricity produced from its tidal resources in 2016, according to International Energy Agency’s (IEA) renewables statistics for 2017.
Queen’s University Belfast has secured over €9.3 million from the EU’s Interreg VA Programme to create a ‘virtual center of competence’ that will support cross-border research into wave and tidal energy in UK and Ireland.
The government of Ireland has published its first statutory National Mitigation Plan outlining steps to transition Ireland to a low carbon, climate resilient and environmentally sustainable economy by 2050.
The Australian government has named Steven Skala as the Chair of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), with several other appointments made to the CEFC board.
Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has tested the concept for floating mega island which could be powered by tidal and wave energy.
Oregon State University (OSU) researchers have conducted a study into the relation of sediment and animal life on the sea floor which could simplify the development of wave and wind renewable energy sites in the Pacific Northwest.
InnoEnergy has made its Investment Round available for funding applications year-round to offer flexibility to businesses and shorten their journey from lab to launch.
DONG Energy has powered up a five-year contract to supply green energy to supply Welsh Water across more than 4,000 operational sites.
DONG Energy has powered up a five-year contract to supply green energy to supply Welsh Water across more than 4,000 operational sites.
Bombora Wave Power has concluded the sea trials of its mid-scale wave energy prototype in Western Australia.
A study led by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has revealed where Britain and Ireland’s seabirds go when they are not on land and the information obtained will be used to protect threatened species by assessing potential impacts from offshore wind farms.
